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Liam Conlon vs Sir Oliver Dowden

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Liam Conlon
Liam Conlon
Lab Beckenham and Penge
vs
Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Liam Conlon and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 292 different votes 297 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
36 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
25 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
25 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 161 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 417 of 649
471
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
226
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
772
46.4 % of votes cast
245
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
893
53.6 % of votes cast
12
2.5 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

90
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 650
Appearances
56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
104
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 650
Contributions
66
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£226,859
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£226,859
same as average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Education
46 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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